The market for ethical business is growing. The value of ethical consumer spending grew to £38 billion in the UK in 2015 (an average growth of 8.5%). But what is an ethical business? There’s no one definitive profile of an ethical business – it’s all about making a profit and doing good. It’s not a […]
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What does it mean to be an ethical business?
in Guest Post Tags Advice for small businesses Entrepreneurs Ethical ethical business Ethical business community female entrepreneur small biz small business SMEs sustainable sustainable business
Have a go, Jo! Enter our Business Awards
in Blue Patch Awards Tags Blue Patch Business Awards british business ethical business Sustainability UK Business Awards
We’re excited to announce that our annual Business Awards are now open for 2017. And you are all invited to join! If you are an SME or fledgling business operating in the British Isles then we encourage you to come forward and nominate yourselves for one or more of our business categories: New Business Award – If you have […]
The small business revolution : join us
in Blue Patch Business, Blue Patch News Tags business ethics Business rates ethical business Jeanette Winterson London shopping small business SMEs Spitalfields Sustainable British Made The Collaborative Store Verde
With new business rates coming into effect in April 2017, many startups, SMEs and independent businesses are facing difficult decisions about their future. The latest in a string of threatened closures is Verde, Jeanette Winterson’s deli in Spitalfields. A massive blow and a place our team is truly going to miss. Verde, a place where […]
Dulwich Artists’ Open House… The Blue Patch Walk
in Blue Patch Business, Out and About Tags #buylocal Adam Reynolds Anna Jacobs Anna Silverton Annette Welch Art Beggars' Velvet Bird & Branch Turnery Co. design Dulwich Festival ethical business Hokolo homeware Ian Dunn Jane Langley Julia Langley Kreisdesign Made in britain Open House 2016 Painting Sally Nencini Sustainability The London Chair Collective UK artisans and designers
Dulwich Festival Artists’ Open House Participating Blue Patch members: Jane Langley Daniel Reynolds Ian Dunn Sally Nencini Anna Jacobs Hokolo Kreisdesign Annette Welch Julia Langley Anna Silverton Beggars’ Velvet The London Chair Collective Bird & Branch Turnery Co. (at Jody Parry) We of course, have a soft spot for Dulwich. We strongly believe that […]
Why I do what I do… April Doubleday
in General, Why I do what I do... Tags april doubleday british business craftswoman Devon Ethical beauty ethical business Independent UK makers jewellery local craftsmen sustainable sustainable UK designers UK artisans and designers
Summer is around the corner and wedding invitations are coming in thick and fast. The season is upon us and there’s nothing better than treating that special someone! Luckily April Doubleday, our favourite jeweller, has found a luxuriously conscious way to do so. She creates stunning bespoke pieces for very special occasions using conflict-free diamonds […]
Blue Patch – a water birth
in Blue Patch Business, General Tags blue patch community jobs ethical business local economy Renewable Energy social enterprise sustainable marketplace
Blue Patch was never going to be a fly by night affair. During the summer of 2009 I spent a glorious week by Lake Joseph, one of Canada’s Muskoka lakes. It provided time to think outside the box and I was soon doodling away, a cup of coffee balanced on the deckchair arm and a […]